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Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.

Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-232-0778
Email:ycastro@austin.utexas.edu
Deborah Ann Cohen, Ph.D.

Deborah Ann Cohen, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

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John W. Hargis Hall (JHH)
Room:2.208
Phone:512-232-0618
Email:dacohen@austin.utexas.edu
Allan Cole, Ph.D.

Allan Cole, Ph.D.

Dean, Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in Social Work

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Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D.

Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D.

Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Community Safety

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-232-0625
Email:ccubbin@austin.utexas.edu
Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW

Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-471-8189
Email:mercedeh@utexas.edu
Lailea Noel, Ph.D.

Lailea Noel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor; Meadows Foundation Fellow in Quality of Life in the Rural Environment; Director, Institute for Collaborative Health Research and Practice

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-232-2700
Email:lailea.noel@utexas.edu
Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS

Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS

Research Assistant Professor

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Email:farya@utexas.edu
Mary Velasquez, Ph.D.

Mary Velasquez, Ph.D.

Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional and Corporate Excellence; Director, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute

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John W. Hargis Hall (JHH)
Room:1.212A
Phone:512-471-7019
Email:velasquez@austin.utexas.edu
Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D.

Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D.

Professor

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John W. Hargis Hall (JHH)
Room:1.210A
Phone:512-232-0633
Email:vonsternberg@mail.utexas.edu
Bethany Wood

Bethany Wood

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Email:bethanymwood@utexas.edu
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